Inspired
Apr 18, 2019
Sometimes it’s easy to be inspired for me. I simply use the window of time in which I’ve allowed myself to not worry about the rest of the world and
Recommendations for Portugal
Mar 25, 2019
Carly and I are fortunate enough to know people from different parts of the World. Since Portugal and specifically Porto became famous in the
God is dead (and we are suffering from it)
Mar 25, 2019
Where once a social apparatus like the church was central, now individuals are lost in a sea of consumerism Age of Anger by Pankaj Mishra
The
Advice to my unborn child: be a plumber and an artist
Feb 2, 2019
This is something I wish I was told from a younger age, so it’s an idea that I would like to give to my son or daughter when/if it comes. Be a
On light and shadow
Jan 23, 2019
Focus on the light emanating from the thing/person/system you are looking at. You don’t have to ignore the shadows, but by working to improve their
You can usually do more/better than you think you can
Jan 20, 2019
In the past 48h I:
travelled to the other side of the planet (Portugal to Philippines) clocking over 16h of flights
had strong diarrhea for the
Upkeep
Jan 19, 2019
One can measure the wealth of a place by two things: the quality of building materials and the upkeep/maintenance of what is built. The same goes
Comparing myself to others
Nov 10, 2018
Comparing to other causes stress, should I be doing it? My grandfather on my mother’s side taught me a lot. One of the nuggets he dropped at one
Fear, Procrastination. Procrastination, Fear
Oct 4, 2018
Fear has been filling the last few days. You know that feeling, which goes from slight unease that something is off, pass a big black empty hole
Liberalism and a new system
Sep 30, 2018
In the last couple of days, I listened to/read a bit about liberalism and it got me to thinking about a new system to replace it. I did not go out
Chores
Sep 24, 2018
As far back as I can remember I always attacked chores first and let the fun stuff for later. That way I could get the bad stuff out of the way and
Finding my calm place
Sep 17, 2018
Yesterday C had to do some work and then had a date with a friend, so she took the car, and I stayed home. I was having a weird day, so I sat down
Turning 38
Sep 16, 2018
I am turning 38 in a few days. I don’t feel 38, but then again what does that feel like? For the last few years, I’ve used my birthday to be
Privilege
Sep 9, 2018
I am not a courageous man, if anything, I’m the opposite. I can think of the one time in which I faced a bully directly and called him out. I was
Humbling
Sep 6, 2018
I had a humbling experience yesterday. I met a guy yesterday that started coding at age 12 and was producing payment systems for porn companies when
Habits
Sep 5, 2018
are a hard thing to accomplish, maybe even the hardest. When they are positive, like exercising every day, achieving them has terrific
Frustration
Sep 4, 2018
One thing schools do not teach you is how to deal with frustration. It is also something that is increasingly ignored by parents as well. We live in
The miracle of the blank page
Sep 2, 2018
Famous writers say that the biggest adversary they find is the blank page. I disagree. The biggest hurdle is to keep pushing when the storyline goes
On being late
Sep 1, 2018
One of the things I like about this waking up early experiment is the sensation of not being late. I was born late. The doctor pronounced that I
Love is the base of it all
Aug 31, 2018
Love is the only means I know by which we actively go against ourselves, hurting ourselves so others can be free/happy. It is the sentiment that is
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